Peterborough United supervisor Darren Ferguson has defended his determination to not deliver Tyler Younger off the bench throughout their 2-0 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park within the FA Cup.
Posh had trailed 1-0 after a first-half objective from Beto earlier than a penalty in second-half stoppage time from Iliman Ndiaye killed Thursday’s sport as a contest.
However the build-up to the match had been dominated by the prospect of 18-year-old Tyler Younger, who performs for Peterborough, dealing with 39-year-old father Ashley.
Had they each acquired onto the pitch on the similar time, it might have been the primary time in FA Cup historical past {that a} father and son had performed towards each other, nevertheless it didn’t occur.
Whereas Ashley got here off the bench with 17 minutes to go, Tyler remained an unused substitute and was not ready so as to add to his solitary first-team look this season.
As a substitute, Ferguson used his ultimate substitution to deliver on ahead Malik Mothersille with the rating nonetheless 1-0 within the 88th minute.
GUTTED……
— Ashley Younger (@youngy18) January 10, 2025
“It was very tough to depart Tyler on the bench however I’ve acquired to do what I believe is greatest for the group,” mentioned Ferguson.
“As a lot as I needed Tyler to get on, if the sport had been 2-0 at that time I’d’ve put him on however at 1-0, I needed to get a ahead on. I’ve acquired to attempt to get one thing out of the sport and do what’s greatest for my group.
“Certainly one of their [Everton] gamers had a pop at me, which was bang out of order. We’re not a charity case.”
Tyler had not been named in any of Peterborough’s earlier 14 matchday squads previous to taking part in Everton away, along with his solely look coming within the EFL Trophy in October.
Ashley, in the meantime, consoled his son after the ultimate whistle and posted the phrase ‘gutted’ in block capitals on his X profile on Friday morning, indicating his unhappiness at Tyler not having acquired on the pitch.
